Healthy Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chili : My Crazy Good Life

Name: Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chili
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey; 1 tbsp garlic (minced ); 1/2 onion (chopped); 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 chipotle peppers ( in adobo sauce); 1 can black beans (drained); 1/2 cup tomato (crushed ); 1 sweet potato (peeled and chopped); 2 cups chicken broth (Low Sodium); 1 cup bell pepper; 1 cup celery stalks (chopped)

Ingredients in Sweet Potato Chili

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Ground turkey: Using lean ground turkey instead of ground beef lowers the fat and total calories in this recipe.

Sweet potato: Sweet potatoes are a great source of beta carotene, vitamin C, and potassium. Sweet potatoes are also a pretty good source of other vitamins and minerals. Bonus: they taste delicious!

Chicken stock: Buy a low sodium chicken stock or vegetable broth, or make homemade chicken broth.

Chipotle peppers: I use chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, which you can find in a small can in your grocery store’s Mexican food aisle. In a pinch you can use chipotle powder, but the canned peppers, with their adobo sauce, add such a delicious and smoky flavor to this sweet potato chili. Be warned that they are spicy so, if you are sensitive to spice, use caution.

Instant Pot Cooking Directions

First turn your Instant Pot on to the sauté function and then brown the ground turkey meat until it is no longer pink. Drain any grease that remains.

Add the onions and garlic to the cooked ground turkey and then cook until softened.

Next, mix in cumin and cayenne pepper. Stir in chipotle peppers* and the adobo sauce, black beans, crushed tomatoes, sweet potatoes and chicken stock. Mix well, scraping the bottom of the pot, until the rest of the ingredients are combined.

Lock the Instant Pot lid into place and turn the pressure valve to the sealing position. Set the cooking time on high pressure for 10 minutes using the manual setting.

When the pressure cook time has finished, release the pressure using the quick release method.

Take the lid off and switch your Instant Pot back to sauté.

Remove the chipotle peppers and add in your bell peppers and celery, and simmer for about 5 minutes or until the celery is cooked and soft.

Turn off your Instant Pot and serve!

Top with your favorite toppings like cheese, fresh cilantro, avocado, sour cream, green onions or a few tortilla chips.

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Recipe Tips

The Instant Pot will function differently at higher altitudes. If you’re struggling with cook times or recipes not coming out properly, you can read more about high altitude Instant Pot cook time adjustments here.
*For a less spicy chili, add in just the adobo sauce and not any of the chipotle peppers.
Store this chili in an airtight container. I prefer to have a few individual serving size containers in the freezer and then pop it into the microwave for a quick and healthy meal prep lunch!
You can easily modify this to be a vegetarian sweet potato chili recipe. Leave out the ground turkey, add an additional can of beans for extra protein, and swap out the chicken stock for vegetable broth. Be sure to recalculate your healthy eating plan points if you make this a vegetarian sweet potato chili.

Is sweet potato chili a healthy weeknight meal?

This is the perfect easy weeknight meal that will have a healthy, hearty bowl of chili on the table in less than 30 minutes, thanks to the Instant Pot! The pressure cooker speeds up the cooking process and enhances the flavors, ensuring a rich and comforting dish every time.

23 Comments

Albertina says:

August 11, 2021 at 12:40 am

This recipe is awesome and very delicious. Try it because it is so easy and delicious that you will be missing out if you don’t. 5-star recipe!

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Liz says:

April 17, 2020 at 9:17 am

I love your recipes! I am one of the rare few that doesn’t have an instant pot. Could I make this on stove or crock pot? Thanks for sharing your creations with us!

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1. Becca says:
  
  April 17, 2020 at 10:32 am
  
  Thank you, Liz! For the stovetop, I’d follow this:
  
  1. Brown the ground turkey on the stove in a pot, then add garlic and onions and diced sweet potatoes (I’d dice them a little smaller than what my pics show so they cook a little faster).
  2. Add spices, peppers, black beans, tomatoes, and chicken stock.
  3. Simmer in a pot for 30-45 minutes on low, checking for the sweet potatoes to be cooked–that’s what will tell you the chili is ready :)
  4. Add bell peppers and celery right at the end and let them sit in the pot for 5 minutes or so.
  Enjoy!
  
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Amie says:

February 11, 2019 at 6:01 pm

Tried this last night and it was amazing! Thanks so much for a different version of chili!! Yum

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Crystal says:

July 4, 2018 at 4:36 pm

First time instapoter here. Great recipie and instructions. It was a little too spicey for me so next time I’ll exclude the peppers and/or cut down on the cayenne. Will definitely make again!

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